2012–13 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

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1. FC Kaiserslautern
2012–13 season
ChairmanStefan Kuntz
ManagerFranco Foda
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, RP
2. BundesligaThird
DFB-PokalEliminated in Round 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Mohammadou Idrissou (17)
All: Mohammadou Idrissou (17)
Highest home attendance49,780
Lowest home attendance23,006

The 2012–13 1. FC Kaiserslautern season was the 113th season in club history. In 2012–13 the club played in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's first season back in this league, after it was relegated from the Fußball-Bundesliga in 2012. They were denied an instant return to the top flight after finishing 3rd and losing in the relegation play-offs to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5–2 on aggregate.

The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round being eliminated by Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich.[1]

Review and events

During the off-season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern hired Franco Foda as their new head coach.[2]

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

19 July 2012 HB Køge 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kandel
Kaagh 40' Report Vermouth 60'
Shechter 65'
Wooten 72'
Stadium: Bienwaldstadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Markus Wingenbach
21 July 2012 Fulham F.C. 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Weingarten (Pfalz)
17:00 Petrić 20', 74' Mitsanski 10'
Bugera 15'
Stadium: Arena Weingarten
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Christian Dingert
28 July 2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 FC Augsburg Kaiserslautern
16:00 Idrissou 59' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 18,000
1 August 2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–3 FC Bayern Munich Kaiserslautern
18:30 Dick 35'
Shechter 89'
Müller 23'
Can 68'
Shaqiri 86'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 25,873
Referee: Christian Dingert
12 January 2013 SV Eintracht Trier 05 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Trier
14:00 Summary Stadium: Moselstadion
16 January 2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 Kickers Offenbach Kaiserlautern
16:00 Summary Stadium: Betzenberg Platz 4
20 January 2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 Újpest FC Belek
16:00 Summary Stadium: Arcadia Futbol Kompleksi
21 January 2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 FC Metalurh Zaporizhya Belek
16:00 Summary Stadium: Gloria Golf Resort
25 January 2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 Daegu FC Belek
14:00 Summary Stadium: Arcadia Futbol Kompleksi
25 January 2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg Belek
14:00 Summary Stadium: IC Santai Otel Futbol Sahaları
22 March 2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 TSV 1860 München Ludwigsburg
16:05 Summary Stadium: Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hertha BSC (C, P) 34 22 10 2 65 28 +37 76 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Eintracht Braunschweig (P) 34 19 10 5 52 34 +18 67
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 15 13 6 55 33 +22 58 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 FSV Frankfurt 34 16 6 12 55 45 +10 54
5 1. FC Köln 34 14 12 8 43 33 +10 54
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Matches

6 August 2012 (2012-08-06) 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–3 Union Berlin Kaiserslautern
20:15 Idrissou 58' 72'
Zuck 86'
Report 47' Parensen
54' Zoundi
90'+1' Pfertzel
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 31,618
Referee: Tobias Stieler
10 August 2012 (2012-08-10) 2 VfR Aalen 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Aalen
18:00 Bunjaku 17', 44' Report 47' Dausch Stadium: Scholz-Arena
Attendance: 12,038
Referee: Daniel Siebert
26 August 2012 (2012-08-26) 3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 1860 München Kaiserslautern
13:30 Alushi Yellow card 66'
Dick Yellow card 84'
Report Guillermo Vallori Yellow card 63' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 37,571
Referee: Markus Schmidt
31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) 4 Dynamo Dresden 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Dresden
18:00 Brégerie Yellow card 34'
Poté 67'
Report Baumjohann Yellow card 12'
Bunjaku 29', 74'
Dominique Heintz Yellow card 50'
Borysiuk Yellow card 55'
Fortounis 82'
Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium
Attendance: 29,057
Referee: Frank Willenborg
16 September 2012 (2012-09-16) 5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 MSV Duisburg Kaiserslautern
13:30 Zuck 41'
Dick Yellow card 55'
Azaouagh 81'
Mitsanski Yellow card 85'
Summary Hoffmann Yellow card 39'
Domovchiyski 62'
Kern Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 29,869
Referee: Christian Leicher
22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Hertha BSC Kaiserslautern
13:00 Dick Yellow card 5'
Idrissou Yellow card 34' 66' (pen.)
Azaouagh Yellow card 71'
Mitsanski Yellow card 83'
Summary Niemeyer Yellow card 32'
Ben-Hatira Yellow card 58'
Bastians Yellow card 60'
Ronny 69'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 32,069
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
27 September 2012 (2012-09-27) 7 VfL Bochum 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bochum
20:15 Iashvili Yellow card 48'
Tasaka 84'
Sinkiewicz Yellow card 90+1'
Summary Fortounis 36'
Marc Torrejón Yellow card 47'
Idrissou 65'
Linsmayer Yellow card 77'
Mitsanski Yellow card 79'
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION
Attendance: 13,212
Referee: Harm Osmers
30 September 2012 (2012-09-30) 8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Kaiserslautern
13:30 Dick 25'
Borysiuk Yellow card 71'
Heintz Yellow card 76'
Riedel Red card 90+1'
Summary Doğan Yellow card 65'
Ademi 75'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 33,025
Referee: Daniel Siebert
7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) 9 FC Ingolstadt 04 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Ingolstadt
13:30 Uludağ Yellow card 11'
Schäfer Yellow card 35'
Eigler Yellow card 43'
Schäffler 80'
Summary Torrejón Yellow card 31'
Bunjaku 68'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 7,011
Referee: Norbert Grudzinski
19 October 2012 (2012-10-19) 10 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 SV Sandhausen Kaiserslautern
18:00 Idrissou 4'Yellow card 72'
Zuck Yellow card 20'
Bunjaku 24'
Zellner Yellow card 65'
Hajri 90+1'
Summary Achenbach 9'Yellow card 76'
Kittner Yellow card 11'
Morena Yellow card 70'
Fießer Yellow card 75'
Löning Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 27,526
Referee: Florian Steuer
26 October 2012 (2012-10-26) 11 1. FC Köln 3–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Cologne
18:00 Chili 23' (pen.)
Clemens 43'
Maroah Yellow card 55'
Strobl Yellow card 72'
Royer 75'
Summary Baumjohann 9'Yellow card 63'
Borysiuk Yellow card 14'
Sippel Yellow card 22'
Zellner Yellow card 50'
Idrissou 60', 88'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 44,601
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
5 November 2012 (2012-11-05) 12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 Erzgebirge Aue Kaiserslautern
20:15 Zuck 7'
Zellner Yellow card 9'
Baumjohann 36', 79'
Idrissou Yellow card 41' 81'
Report (in German) Hochscheidt Yellow card 11' 23'
Hensel Yellow card 45'
Sylvestr Red card 80'
König Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 23,372
Referee: Robert Hartmann
10 November 2012 (2012-11-10) 13 SC Paderborn 07 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Paderborn
13:00 Strohdiek Yellow card 55'
Jessen 57' (o.g.)
Meha Yellow card 59'
Krösche Yellow card 66'
Kruse Yellow card 67'
Report (in German) Bunjaku Yellow card 42'
Idrissou 68' (pen.)
Linsmayer Red card 69'
Stadium: Benteler Arena
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Guido Winkmann
16 November 2012 (2012-11-16) 14 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 Energie Cottbus Kaiserslautern
18:00 Zuck 13'
Borysiuk Yellow card 59'
Idrissou Yellow card 69'
Report (in German) Banović Yellow card 56'
Engel Yellow card 58'
Kruska Yellow card 59'
Fandrich Yellow card 61'
Börner Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 29,622
Referee: Knut Kircher
24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 15 FSV Frankfurt 0–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Frankfurt
13:00 Huber Yellow card 33' Summary Bunjaku 18' (pen.)
Idrissou Yellow card 43'
Dick Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
Attendance: 10,470
Referee: Christian Leicher
27 November 2012 (2012-11-27) 16 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 Jahn Regensburg Kaiserslautern
17:30 Bunjaku 45+2'
Azaouagh Yellow card 53'
Dick Yellow card 74'
Nsor Yellow card 78'
Summary Hagg 14'
Weidlich Yellow card 37'
Wiegers Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 24,297
Referee: Markus Wingenbach
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) 17 FC St. Pauli 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburg
13:00 Schachten Yellow card 53'
Ginczek 67'
Buchtmann Yellow card 86'
Summary Idrissou Yellow card 15'
Baumjohann Yellow card 17'
Linsmayer Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 21,045
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
7 December 2012 (2012-12-07) 18 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
17:00 Terodde 43', 66'
Mattuschka Yellow card 56'
Kohlman Yellow card 65'
Summary Torrejón Yellow card 45+1'
Heintz Yellow card 51'
Dick Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 16,750
Referee: Markus Schmidt
14 December 2012 (2012-12-14) 19 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 VfR Aalen Kaiserslautern
18:00 Idrissou Yellow card 51'
Borysiuk Yellow card 77'
Summary Valentini 45'
Haller Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 23,006
Referee: Michael Wiener
4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) 20 TSV 1860 München 0–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Munich
20:15 Summary Idrissou Yellow card 29'
Riedel 87'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Daniel Siebert
8 February 2013 (2013-02-08) 21 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Dynamo Dresden Kaiserslautern
20:30 Karl 24'
Idrissou 40'
Drazen Yellow card 70'
Hoffer 81'
Summary Kempe Yellow card 73' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 32,925
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
17 February 2013 (2013-02-17) 22 MSV Duisburg 0–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Duisburg
13:30 Jovanović Yellow card 18'
Šukalo Yellow card 24'Red card 40'
Brandy Yellow card 59'
Wolze Yellow card 90'
Summary Karl Yellow card 57'
Idrissou Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 65'
Dick Yellow card 85'
Stadium: MSV Arena
Attendance: 13,725
Referee: Thorsten Schriever
17 February 2013 (2013-02-17) 23 Hertha BSC 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
20:15 Pekarík Yellow card 27'
Schulz Yellow card 41'
Kluge 68'
Summary Sippel Yellow card 3'
Baumjohann Red card 33'
Löwe Yellow card 35'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 37,347
Referee: Tobias Welz
2 March 2013 (2013-03-02) 24 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 VfL Bochum Kaiserslautern
13:00 Karl Yellow card 53'
Fortounis Yellow card 64'
Borysiuk Yellow card 90+1'
Summary Rothenbach Yellow card 49' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 26,896
Referee: Gunter Perl
11 March 2013 (2013-03-11) 25 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Braunschweig
20:15 Pfitzner Yellow card 21'
Kumbela 78'
Summary Šimůnek Yellow card 13'
Weiser 44'
Hoffer Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,630
Referee: Marco Fritz
17 March 2013 (2013-03-17) 26 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 FC Ingolstadt 04 Kaiserslautern
13:30 Bunjaku 42' (pen.), 71'
Borysiuk Yellow card 79'
Idrissou 87'
Summary Schäfer Yellow card 7'
Mitsanski Yellow card 40'
Caiuby Yellow card 45+1'
Mijatović Yellow card 50'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 24,353
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
31 March 2013 (2013-03-31) 27 SV Sandhausen 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Sandhausen
13:30 Achenbach Yellow card 27'
Sippel 67' (o.g.)
Pischorn Yellow card 90'
Summary Idrissou 18'
Borysiuk Yellow card 25'
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Bastian Dankert
5 April 2013 (2013-04-05) 28 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 1. FC Köln Kaiserslautern
18:00 Idrissou 41', 79'
Šimůnek 50'
Summary Maroh Yellow card 12'
Clemens Yellow card 23'
Strobl Yellow card 39'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,780
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
15 April 2013 (2013-04-15) 29 Erzgebirge Aue 1–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Aue
20:15 Pezzoni Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 76'
Hochscheidt Yellow card 42'
Paulus Yellow card 60'
Klingbeil Red card 66'
Schlitte 83'
Summary Azaouagh Yellow card 17'
Baumjohann 22'
Dick Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Felix Zwayer
20 April 2013 (2013-04-20) 30 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 SC Paderborn 07 Kaiserslautern
13:00 Weiser 18'
Hoffer Yellow card 32'
Löwe Yellow card 43'
Orban Yellow card 53'
Idrissou 54'
Baumjohann 81'
Summary Zeitz Yellow card 62'
Hoffmann Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 28,702
Referee: Tobias Stieler
29 April 2013 (2013-04-29) 31 FC Energie Cottbus 4–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Cottbus
20:15 Banović 32' (pen.)
Sanogo 53', 90+2'
Fomitschow 81'
Bittroff Yellow card 90'
Summary Idrissou Yellow card 9' 50'
Weiser Yellow card 32'
Orban Yellow card 83'
Bunjaku 86' (pen.) Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 7,545
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
5 May 2013 (2013-05-05) 32 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 FSV Frankfurt Kaiserslautern
13:30 Bunjaku 27', 45+1'
Torrejón 40'
Köhler 45' Yellow card 74'
Weiser Yellow card 66'
Summary Schlicke Yellow card 81'
Kapllani 85'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 38,792
Referee: Michael Wiener
12 May 2013 (2013-05-12) 33 SSV Jahn Regensburg 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Jahnstadion
13:30 Ziereis 27' Yellow card 46' Summary Hoffer 12'
Idrissou 20'
Borysiuk Yellow card 73'
Heintz Yellow card 75'
Fortounis Yellow card 80'
Orban 84'
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
19 May 2013 (2013-05-19) 34 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 FC St. Pauli Kaiserslautern
13:30 Hoffer 71' Summary Daube 15' Yellow card 39'
Ginczek 33'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 46,460
Referee: Robert Hartmann

Relegation play-offs

23 May 2013 (2013-05-23) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Sinsheim
20:30 Roberto Firmino 11', 29'
Salihović Yellow card 50'
Schipplock 67'
Beck Yellow card 90+4'
Summary Heintz Yellow card 10'
Torrejón Yellow card 55'
Idrissou 58'
Baumjohann Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Felix Brych
27 May 2013 (2013-05-27) 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2
(2–5 agg.)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Kaiserslautern
20:30 Borysiuk Yellow card 5'
Sippel Yellow card 27'
Idrissou Yellow card 46'
Baumjohann 65'
Dick Yellow card 90+3'
Summary Thesker Yellow card 11'
Abraham 44'
Casteels Yellow card 70'
Vestergaard 74'
Weis Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,780
Referee: Florian Meyer

DFB-Pokal

19 May 2013 (2013-05-19) 1st Rnd Hansa Rostock 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Rostock
18:30 Mendy Yellow card 38'
Smetana Yellow card 45+3'
Plat 77'
Leemans Yellow card 88'
Report (in German) Bunjaku 49', 81'
Zuck 56'
Vermouth Yellow card 89'
Fortounis 90+3'
Stadium: DKB-Arena
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Florian Steuer
31 October 2012 (2012-10-31) 2nd Rnd Bayern Munich 4–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Munich
20:30 Pizarro 11', 58'
Robben 49', 88'
Report (in German) Heintz Yellow card 30'
Hajri Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert

Sources

  1. ^ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. Spielplan (in German) DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 5 September 2012
  2. ^ "Foda wird neuer Trainer beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Die Welt (in German). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.